The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 26, 1928, Page 8

Fer RI 6 TER < Page Eight ileal i ee a ttt Roel pete ssn canteens tewcescopeecarammtcersese reo teapecamiipedimas Laat DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1928 Meee ¥ ee er eee” Daily { Central Organ of the Workers (Communist) Party % Published by National Daily Worker Pub’ lephone, “Daiwork” Union § Stuyve: RTS . Editor ‘ant Editor ROBERT MINOR... WM. F. DUNNE i@ C. I. Congress Decisions on , Trotskyism The Daily Worker herewith prints the de- cisions of the recent 6th World Congress of the Communist International on the interna- tional Menshevist Opposition. The attention of its readers is drawn to the timeliness of these decisions in connection with the active campaign the Wo (Communist) Pe is waging against th n exponents of Trot m—Cannon fellow rene- gades, Decision in the Case of Trotsky, Sapranoy, etc. Having exami aration of Trcet- sky, Se 10V a her members of the Opposition expelled from the C. P. S. U. and now applying for reinstatement, the VI. World Congress of the C. I. resolves: | 1, The World Congress fully approves the | decision of the XV. Party Congress of the | C. P. S. U. and the resolution of the JX. Plenum of the E. C. C. I. concerning the in- compatibility of adherence to the Trotskyist Opposition and the propaganda of its views with the membership of the Bolshevik Party. In its views on questions of the programme, policy and organization the Trotsky group | has sunk to the position of Menshevism and objectively has become an organ of strug- gle against the Soviet Power. Therefore, their expulsion from the C. P. S. U. was proper and inevitable. 2. The declaration submitted by the ex- pelled members to the World Congress is fresh proof that Tro and the handful of his followers who, unlike the overwhelm- ing majority of the former opposition, re- fuse to submit to the conditions laid down by the XV. Party Con; , are continuing their | struggle, their disruptive work and their | slanderous campaign against the C. P. S. U. | and the proletarian dictatorship. The Con- | gress considers it superfluous to discuss with the enemies of the C. I. the counter-revolu- | tionary political content of the Trotskyis platform, after the mass of the membership of all the Communist Parties has repeatedly and resolutely rejected their point of view. 8. The VI. World Congress endorses the | decision of the XV. Party Congress of the C. P. S. U. on the expulsion of the Trotsky- ists. It is of the opinion that the measures taken subsequently against the leaders of the opposition were dictated entirely by re- volutionary necessity and rejects the appli- eation of Trotsky, Radek, Sapranov and the other expelled members for reinstatement in the Party. * * * Decision in the Case cf Maslow and Ruth Fischer After having examined the communica- tion received from Maslow and Ruth Fischer, dated August 23, 1928, the VI. World Con- gress resolves: 1. The World Congress endorses all the decisions passed by meetings of the Plenum and of the Presidium of the E. C. C. I. and also by the Communist Party of Germany concerning the Maslow-Ruth Fischer Trot- skyist group. 2. The whole of the counter-revolution- ary, splitting acti s of the leaders of this group preclude all confidence in the sincerity .of their declarations, and show that they SUBSCRIPTION RATES: By Mail (in New York only): $8 a year $4.50 six mos. $2.50 three mos. By Mail (outside of New York): $6 a year $3.50 six mos. $2.00 three mos. Address and mail all checks to The Daily Worker, 26-28 Union Square, New York, N. Y. are neither willing nor able to become Bol- shevist fighters in the ranks of the Com- munist Party of Germany. 3. The World Congress therefore resolves to reject the application for reinstatement made by Maslow and Ruth Fischer and to pass on to next business. 4, At the same time the World Congress approves the declerations made by the C..C. of the C. Py of Germany that the way back to the C. P. of Germany shall be kept open for all workers expelled from the Party on account of their adherence to the Trotskyist groups, providing that they break with Mas- low, Ruth Fischer and the other renegades of Communism and will unreservedly submit to all the decisions of the Communist Party of Germany and of the Communist Interna- tional. * * * Resolution on the Case of Suzanne Girault and Others. Suzanne Girault, expelled from the Com- munist Party of France for her profoundly anti-Communist conduct and for her fac- tional activities, together with a small group | that published the Opposition organ “Leninst Unity,” has made application, jointly with a number of her political friends, for re-instate- ment in the Party. In view of the fact that Suzanne Girault and her political friends continue stubbornly to adhere to their former oppositional po- litical platform, refuse to admit their errors and deviations and to condemn the interna- tional factional struggle carried on by tke | | Opposition, and particularly in view of their | refusal to admit the correctness of the de- cisions of the VIII. and IX. Plenums of the E. C. C. I. and the XV. Congress of the C. P. S. U., which have been endorsed by | the present Congress, the VI. Congress re- | EDITOR.) * jects the application for re-instatement sub- mitted by Suzanne Girault and her fellow members of the “Leninst Unity” group. The VI. World Congress also rejects the application of the Treint group as well as that of the “Class War” group, which con- | tinue to adhere to the platform of Trotsky- | ism. Nowadays, wars are increasingly wars of machinery and raw materials. The growing resist- ance to American imperialism in Latin-America, must be smashed, to pave the way for further en- slavement. We all know of the “Big Stick” policy of Roosevelt. When Hoover goes down for “peace and friendship,” he is going down for exploitation and war. Wall Street is already thinking of active mobilization of all its resources against Latin-Amer- ica and against Europe. In Europe, it is meeting stronger and stronger competition. The screws must therefore be tightened in Latin America. This brazen and monumental gall of the American imperialists, shown in the Hoover trip to Latin- America, comes to a head in Coolidge’s Armistice Day declaration, which was a threat and a sharp warning to the imperialist competitors of the United States. With lightning rapidity followed the declara- tion of policy of the United States Naval Board, and Baldwin’s shrinking before the champion of Wall Street... Lord Allenby, speaking before the West Point Cadets, declared: “If America and Great Britain stand next to each other, no one in the world can touch them.” But what the Lord conqueror of Jerusalem forgot to say is, that America and Great Britain are “touch- ing” each other, and here is where the conflict is sharpest. The present situation marks a new turn, a very sharp turn in the aggressive role of American imperialism. This is of world-wide significance, From “The 1928 Elections,” by Jay Lovestone in the December issue of “The Communist.” . WOMAN JINGOIST FOR WAR PLANES WASHINGTON, sentative Edith } - aviation s this statement. operations, according to;activities of Ecuador are regulated by Italian instructors. | the Communist International on | the war danger, | and the Tasks of the Communists.” mr HRIS bie TMAS CHEER” By Fred Ellis | jthat the proletarian struggle in Rus- | (Note: We print today the third |sia was at high tide at that period. | installment of the resolution i a only, A Oe base before | di by the 6th Con; of |the outbreak of war, barricades were seer enucaee ened. jerected in the streets of St. Peters- entitled, “The burg. Struggle Against Imperialist War | Consequently, only by thoroughly | The Struggle Against Imperialist War and the Tasks of the Communists portant task that now confronts the Communist Parties. Work. Among Youth. d) A matter of decisive import- ance is the work among the youth, especially among the — industrial youth. The greatest efforts must be Publication of this and the other | theses of the Congress will con- tinue till all have appeared.— * * 14. In addition to the task of com- ‘explaining to the masses the tre- exerted—not only by. the youth or- mendous difficulties that have to | ganizations, but by all Communists— be overcome in a real struggle|in combatting bourgeois sport or- against war can the foundation be iganizations, fascist organizations, \laid for the solution of the tactical \military schools, etc., through which problems involved in this struggle./the bourgeoisie are training the Teach Lessons of Last War. |youth for imperialist wars. Further- | volutionary” |a number ‘of other fundamental agi- | |anti-fascist séntiments of the mass- ate Sa in the Congress an undelivered speech ion to arms to American market for the tion of the new American trust. She points out t European manufacturers, worse, European military f instructors, are poaching up: market which the Monroe Doctrine marks off as American booty. Clash In Mexice. She indicated that “elements of European personnel” are connected with the “Mexican air s es in various. responsible positions. Colombia’s commercial aviation i controlled by a German company while its military aviation is in charge of a Swiss instructor. In Venezuela and Brazil military aero- nautics are administered by the French. In the latter country a French military mission maintains strict control over all aeronautical matters, she said. Argentina maintains a permanent military mission of its own in Eur- ope, Mrs. Rogers said, which is very Tesponsive to European influence ord, with g the South In Cuba, which offers but'a minor field for America’s aviation ex- ports, Cuban aviation officers are under instruction of flyers, In this Latin-American Re- public the United States holds prac- tically its sole aviation influence. In Peru, high officers of German birth and former German rank and citizenship dominate the Peruvian The same situation exists in The relatively small aeronautical ii en ma ebepa ic algae ee Troops Menace Rebel ‘Radical’ Organization SAN JUAN, Argentina, Dec. 25.—) Plenty of government troops under the command of Modectino Pizarro, a representative of President Irogo- yen, holding the political office of Federal Interventor,” are keeping subdued the section of the Irogoyen Radical” Party which revolted against his rule here Sunday, and caused a fight that killed four men,! Trogoyen’s party is composed of small businessmen, _ professionals, |and some misled workers. It is con- sidered only a question of time when it will split along class lines. Iro- goyen is meanwhile trying to be- come a military despot without open party affiliations, but. basing his rule on foreign imperialism, «big business, and the landlord class. 40 HURT IN TRAIN CRASH. TORIES HONOR TOOL. MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec.| LONDON, Dec. 25.—Cosmo Gor- 25 (UP).—Forty persons were in- don Lang, the new archbishop of jured today when a train carrying Canterbury, has taken a seat in the heliday crowds from Melbourne was | house of lords. wrecked in a head-on collision with ” OEE TELE TIINT) a freight train at Koowerup station. MADISON, yiesstene Matiee. An increase of unskilled workers is WORKER BAK=ZD TO DEATH. American | atting pacifism and frivolops “re- 3: pestis % phrasemongering in| c) Finally, it is necessary to ex- the struggle: against imperialist |P/ain thoroughly to the masses the = «.. experiences of the last world war war, the Communists are faced with |)¢ 1914-1918; the tendencies that |prevailed in the labor movement at ’\that time, the struggles the Bolshe- P |viks conducted against war, and the Basic Tasks. |rumdamental slogan they advanced a) To expose in proper time, the |ox transforming the imperialist war sophistries and catch-words by which |i: to civil war. the bourgeoisie and social-democracy| 15. This agitational and propa- try to justify war. The principal|gandist activity must be closely slogan advanced by the latter, even linked up with the revolutionary in the present day, is the slogan of |work of the Party among the “national defense.” The war against |masses. China in 1927 revealed the true sig-| This is the main task in the strug- nificance of slogans like “protection gle against imperialist war before it of life and property,” “protection of |breaks out. Stated in detail this task trade,” “protection of the flag,” etc.|includes the following: In the last imperialist war, the + " allies made use of the slogan “Fight Penance Oh me acy ark: a) Factory and trade union ac- against Prussian militarism,” while|,. * a the central powers used the slogan| tivity must be ponventraten prupar “Fight against Czarism”; both sides jily in, the industries which serve the mobilization for and conduct of war, using the respective slogans to mo-|™ bilise hp messes fot war. In a fo-|[ht) ie piee apegn Che lier t b 4 ts ‘are war between Italy and France, particularly important to apply the cr Yugd-Slavia, the same purpose A A A will be served by the slogan “Fight tactics of the proletarian united front and to secure the organiza- against i ism,” for |). idati i fats EES sap diont Ci td a tional consolidation of its results thee a alee dete UN | (establtshment of ‘commitees of ac- tion, etc.). b) In view of the fact that the peasantry constitutes the bulk of the army in most countries, special attention must be paid to anti-war work among the peasants. This jwork is facilitated by the strong anti-war sentiment prevailing among the peasants in many countries. The bourgeoisie, through the medium of the big landlords and big farmers tational and educational tasks, These are: es of the people to justify imperi- alist war. On the other hand, fascism jus- tifies its imperiglist war policies by the catch-words “over-population,” “natural necessity for expansion,” jete. The Communist Parties have \hitherto. paid insufficient’ attention \to the duty of refuting these sophis- |tries, | ts ; and through Ex-Service Men’s | Lenin on Party’s Tasks. Leagues, the press, fascism, paci- | b) “It is. essential again and|fism, the churches, ctc., strive to |again, and as concretely as possible, to explain to the masses what the situation was at the time of the \last war, and why that situation was | inevitable.” (Lenin). | “It‘is particularly necessary to ex- |plain to the masses the significance \of the fact that the question of ‘na- |tional defense’ is becoming an in- jevitable question, which the enor- mous majority of the toilers will inevitably decide in favor of their own bourgeoisie.” (Lenin). “In view of recent experiences of war, we must explain that on the morrow ‘of the declaration of war, such an enormous number cf theo- vetfeal and social questions will arise, that the overwhelming major- ity of the men called up for service consolidate their inflnence in the countryside, and to rouse the “fight- ing spirit” of the peasantry, Com- munists must counter-act this ac- tivity by their work to sharpen the jclass-struggle inthe countryside. Work Among Peasants. The Communists must conduct anti-war agitation among the peas ant masses and in this utilize the ex- up this agitation with the economic demands of the small peasantry. They must explain to the peasants the proletarian attitude towards war; carry on fraction work in the reac- tionary peasant leagues; organize anti-war conferences of the small peasantry, and give consideration to the special interests of the peasants | will find it utterly impossible to ex-|in carz: ing on work in the army. amine them with a clear head and Oppressed ionatiiien <5 with any degree of impartiality. 4 ‘ (Lenin). . ¢) The national - revolutionary movements in the Balkans, Poland, ete., play an extremely important part in the struggle against the im- perialist war danger and in trans- ‘orming imperialist war into civil war. The struggle against the im- perialist war danger in these coun- tries must be linked up with the fight against the remnants of feu- dalism and against national oppres- jsion, and must be directed towards the development of the agrarian and “We must tell the masses the real ‘facts about the profound secrecy in which the governments make their plans for war and how impotent the erdinary labor organizations, even those that call themselves revolu- tionary, are in the face of impending war.” (Lenin). “olshevik’s legai Vork. The Bolsheviks, having a well set up illegal organization, were the only Party able to carry on revolu-|national revolutions. | Periences of the world war, and link | \more, bourgeois military training of | \the youth must also be combatted. Where the military training of the youth is compulsory, the Commu- inists should urge the young work- jers to accept it, but they must or- ganize work for the political educa- tion of these young workers and for the disintegration of the bour geois military organizations. Simil- work must be carried on in bour- geois, voluntary military training organizations. For this purpose, the Communist Party and the Young |Communist League must send mem- |bers into these organizations, but \they must not urge the young work- ers to join them. Instead, they must jurge the young workers to join, or form, Labor Defense Organizations. Work Among Women. e) Bearing in mind the important |part women play in industry, especi- ally in time of war, work must be carried on among the industrial working women and workingmen’s wives. To combat the imperialist influences disseminated among work- ing women through petty bourgeois jorganizations and to organize the working women in trade unions and \other proletarian mass’ organiza- tions, are extremely important tasks at the present time in view of the \threatening war danger. | In this connection, special consid- jeration must be giyen to the plans ‘for the militarization of women and underground conditions when the} contingency arises, must be under-| taken now. | 2). Make preparations for guar- anteeing the proper functioning of the leading bodies of the Party, of the communications apparatus of the Party press, in the event of the nec-| essity arising for going strictly underground. While never for a moment ceas- ing to utilize all available legal pos- sibilities, the Communist Parties must already at the present time, devote the greatest energy and at- tention to these tasks. If they fail to do this the persecution that must set in at the moment of the out- break of war,—a foretaste of which we have already in a number of countrjes today—will inevitably de- stroy the Party organization, and with it, the principal base of the re- volutionary struggle against war. Organize Masses Against War. 17. The Communist Parties must bend all their work to the central task of preparing, winning over and organizing the masses for the strug- gle against imperialist war. The struggles of the proletariat and of toilers generally against the inten- sification of exploitation and oppres- sion—in matters of wages, the work- | ing day, taxes, rent, social services, politcal disfranchisement, eg tanle | tion and the intensification of the ‘fascist menace—must not be con- | fined to the demands arising out of | these struggles, but must be- linked up with the determined struggle against imperialist war policy. All the important questions ‘of jforeign policy, of armaments, of the |introduction of new weapons of war, lete., must be brought before the fmasses of the workers and utilfzed | for the organization of revolutionary |mass action. In this struggle, the |Commun-st Party, siving due and |sober consideration to its strength, |must march boldly and determinedly to the increasing influence which |bourgeois pacifist, religious and na- \tionalist organizations are exercising lover working class women. Work ‘among the women must no longer |be neglected, and -the idea that this work is solely the affair of the wom- en Communists must be stamped out. .f) Anti-milttarist activity; work inthe army and navy; work among the recruits and reservists and in [bourgeois defense organizations, in ‘which the proletarian element is strongly represented, must consti- |tute an inseparable part of the gen- ‘eral revo‘ationary mass activity. of |the Party, and thust embrace the whole of the working class. Need of Illegal Organization. | 16. Lenin was of the opinion that \“the only possible way of continu- ing revolutionary work after the out- break of: war is the creation of an illegal organization.” But, an illegal organization is also necessary in the anti-war struggle before war breaks out. There is still considerable con- fusion of mind concerning this im- portant task in the struggle against war, and serious neglect in its prac- tical fulfillment. , In ‘some Communist Parties the definitely opportunist view prevails that the conduct of anti-war activity is the business only of the youth, or of a special organization, while activity within the army is regarded as not being absolutely essential. Such views must be vigorously com- batted, and the work must be taken up immediately, in the spirit of the prea ray given by Lenin. In this connection, we must: Organize Mlegal Apparatus. at the head of the masses. It must jorganize demonstrations and strikes against the war policy ov the im- iperialist bourgeoisie and, at the |proper moment, put to the masses |the question of the general strike and of still sharper methods of strug- igle. i | To Be Continued Gloats Over Skill in Exploiting Sumatrans PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 25.—} Bringing a story of competition with the British and Dutch rubber trust in its own home plantations, Mr. | |F. S. Carpenter, of the engineering department of the U. S. Rubber Co., arrived here yesterday from an in- spection of the 30,000 acres the company has planted to rubber trees in Sumatra. Carpenter is very enthusiastic about this phase of American im- perialism. In an interview today he said: “In this connection American busi- ness foresight, scientific manage- ment and, not the least important— American energy in turning every bit of scientific knowledge into prac- tical demonstration—are employed in this far corner of the globe and show up Dutch, English, German, French and Japanese friends. The United States rubber plantations are models in regard to rubber yield per acre and cost per pound in both Sumatra and Malaya. “These American interests lead in scientific control of labor.” | war on the building trades. U. S. Rubber Engineer Open Shop Gas Firm’s Bribery of Labor Faker WILLIAM Z. FOSTER Continued McCarthy’s clique were corrupt and reactionary. They fought against everything progressive in the unions. They were primarily re- sponsible for putting Tom Mooney and Warren K, Billings in jail and keeping them there. In this historic case their decisive influence has al- ways been on the side of the em- ployers. But with all their reaction they at least had sense enough to maintain strong unions, which the especially favorable local situation as well as their monopolistic com- binations with the employers made easy. In 1920, as part of the general | post-war drive against labor, the San Francisco employers declared They felt strong enough to dominate the local industry monopolistically with- out the cooperation of the trade union leaders. They wanted to be rid of the hampering labor organi- zations. Their slogan was the Ame ican plan “open shop.” The fight climaxed in 1921 in a deep wage cut, a general lockout of the building trades, and an attempted general strike of all San Francisco workers. The building trades unions were overwhelmingly defeated and almost crushed. * About 18 months after the strike a legislative committee investigating the corruption used to defeat the Water Power Act in the interests of the great corporations uncovered a $10,000 bribe given to McCarthy by the notorious Pacific Gas and Electric Co. This finished McCarthy. He was forced to resign his position in the Building Trades Council. The employers had used him as long as he was of value to them and then cast him aside. The A. F. of L. and Graft. Towards all this corruption and | graft the general policy in the trade unions has been to pass it over in silence. The false argument is made that if it is exposed it will injure the labor movement. This idea is carefully propagated by the reac- tionary officialdom, and large num- bers of the rank and file are de- ceived by it. As for the grafters themselves, they interpret this pol- icy of silence as giving them a free hand to carry on their destructive activities. Rarely has the labor bureaucracy itself taken the initiative in expos- ing the corrupt leaders. Usually this is done by the employers and after they have been so exposed by the employers the unions sometimes ex- pel them. Otherwise the whole prac- tice of grafting on the workers and employers is tolerated and condoned. The disease of corruption goes on untreated. A search of the “History, Encyclopedia, and Reference Book of A. F. of L.,” bring forth on page 161 the following lone action taken on the question of bribery by the A. F. of L.: “Bribe-taking—(1903, p. 202). An isolated. case of bribe-taking does not warrant the conclusion that dis- honesty on the part of the officers of organized labor prevails. On the contrary, we are convinced that the representatives of organized labor are by far the most reliable, honest, and trustworthy of any walk of life.” The reason for this failure to at- tack the grafters is plain. The right wing machine in the A. F. of L, bases itself, and has for a genera- tion, upon the most corrupt and re- actionary elements in the labor movement. One-third of the entire membership of the A. F. of L. be- longs to the building trades unions, where corruption is at its worst. Their delegations at A. F. of L. con- ventions are solidly reactionary. Their leaders, in combination with the bourbon heads of the printing trades and the miners’ unions, form the body of the reactionary A. F, of L. bureaucracy. To Be Continued Plan Int’] Musical Exhibition in USSR MOSCOW, (By Mail).—The All- Union Society for Cultural Relations with Abroad has decided to organ- lize an international musical festival in the USSR. It is proposed also to organize ex- change of laureates with Poland and to organize a seri of reports on Soviet music in Berlin. Besides that the society is trying to organize an exchange of music teachers with abroad. I’m working overtime now and not bi reported in Wisconsin tionary work during the war. Yet! Hence, the establishment and ex-| 1). Enlarge the number of Party xetting a cent for it. Maybe you and can not in any way be regarded as susceptible to American. ! Britain the Rival. SWANSEA, Wales (By Mail), — Arthur Swift, a window cleaner, was baked to death when he fell to aj ber of agricultural (and and forest) MOSCOW (By Mail). — The num- A British naval mission aets as slag tip while at work in the Beau-| workers in U. S. S. R. trade unions advisor to the Chilean naval and! fort Tinworks, i 5 is now 1,243,300, even they could no more. prevent |pansion of a revolutionary bloc of the masses from responding to the the proletariat, the peasantry and bourgeois call for “national defense” the oppressed nations against capi- than they could prevent the outbreak talism and against the imperialist of war, notwithstanding the fact war danger is an exccedingly im- factory nuclei which, under given circumstances arising from the per- secution of the employers and the po- lice, must go underground. The pre- parations for the transference to y SOVIET TRANSPORT UNIONS. MOSCOW (By Mail).—The Soviet Transportation and Communication Workers unions have 1,595,000 mem- bers, think I'm sore? Well, you gat an- other guess coming. I’m working overtime getting greetings for the fifth birthday edition of iho Daily Worker!